Communication Therapy International Survey Δ Name(Required) First Last Email(Required) 1. Please tick one of the following that best fits your current main role, in relation to Speech and Language Therapy: SLT Student in the UK (including international students) SLT Clinician SLT Apprentice SLT Assistant SLT Manager SLT Policy maker SLT Researcher (post grad, doctoral, post doc etc) HEI staff teaching pre-qualification (Bachelors / Masters degrees including supervising LMIC students who are studying in the UK HEI staff supervising Post-Graduate research student/s researching SLT related topics 2. If you are an International student studying SLT in the UK, what country do you consider to be your home country?3. Are you a member of the RCSLT? Yes No 4. Age(Required) Under 18 18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65 or Above Prefer Not to Answer 5. If you are already qualified as a Speech and Language Therapist, when did you qualify?: Not applicable – I am an SLT student 2025 2024 2020–2023 2015–2019 2010–2014 2005–2009 2000–2004 1995–1999 1990–1994 1980–1989 1970–1979 1960–1969 Before 1960 6. How many years (in total) have you worked in SLT or in SLT-related fields? Not application – I am a student 0-1 2-5 6-10 11-20 21+ 7. If you are a SLT student, when do you expect to qualify? 2026 2027 2028 2029 Not applicable – I am a qualified SLT Please only respond to questions 8-10 if you are already qualified as an SLT8. As a qualified SLT have you had experience of either SLT LMIC and/or SLT related international humanitarian contexts, where you were working directly to support people who experience Communication and/or swallowing difficulties or training /supporting others?This includes remote working e.g. mentoring people in those contexts, providing guidance on services, education or training, supervising Postgraduate Research students – you do not need to have necessarily physically visited the context. 9. For how many years did you work as SLT before you started any SLT LMIC or humanitarian work? 0-1 2-5 6-10 11-20 21+ 10. How many different LMIC/ humanitarian projects have you been involved in as a qualified SLT ? 1-2 3-5 6-10 11-15 16 + 11. Please list the country/countries with which you have collaborated12. Do you consider that you have a link …..country of origin/ home country/familial links? Yes No Not applicable 13. Has your LMIC / humanitarian experience been: In the country/countries concerned Remote working Both remote and in-country working 14. What, if any, preparation did you do before engaging in LMIC/ Humanitarian project/s?:Tick as many as you wish I contacted CTI I used resources on the CTI web site I attended CTI events Personal reading (e.g. country info, clinical condition information, research papers, cultural responsiveness materials) I read materials supplied by employing or recruiting organisation Attended courses/training I contacted RCSLT I used resources from the RCSLT website I used the website of a non-UK SLT Association I received peer mentoring I attended specialist clinical training or experience None 15. If you attended courses/training: (online/ face-to-face) – please specify topics:16. Which individual(s) or organisation(s) recruited you to participate in student SLT LMIC or humanitarian work?(Please tick all that apply if applicable.) VSO MAITS Local or national Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) eg charity International Non-Governmental Organisation (INGO) e.g. WHO, UNICEF, UNHCR, WFP Disabled People’s Organisation (DPO) A refugee organisation Government/Ministry of Health/Education in the country Individual school/charity/hospital in the country Higher Education Institute (HEI) in the country This project was part of my UK job role e.g. a health link, a university collaboration, research project I found this work independently Other 17. What type/s of work were you doing?(Please tick all that apply if applicable.) SLT clinical work (including work with families/ carers) with adults SLT clinical work (including work with families/ carers) with children Teaching on SLT pre-registration education programme Training non–SLTs (e.g. education, health sector, Community Based Rehabilitation workers) Designing teaching or training materials Running support/information groups for families/carers Community awareness/stigma work Carrying out your PhD study Carrying out an externally funded research project Policy development Mentoring Working in a war zone including civil/ emergency aid Emergency disaster relief setting Transit refugee camps Long-term (protracted) refugee camps If none of the above apply to your experience, please describe your work below:18. Whilst undertaking any LMIC/humanitarian work, did you receive any mentoring, supervision or coaching support from the following?(Please tick all that apply if applicable.) SLTs or other professionals from the country/ies I worked in SLTs or other professionals from a High-Income country (e.g. UK, Australia, USA) CTI Members Other I didn’t receive any support of this type Not applicable 19. In one sentence, can you describe any impact that you think you had on the project/ workforce or community you worked with: 20. On a sliding scale, who do you think benefited most from your work in LMIC /experience? You / your hosts21. What was your motivation for doing this work?21. Have you had any LMIC/humanitarian experience a SLT student? Yes – I did LMIC work Yes I did humanitarian work Both No If no, please go to q X22. In which year of your SLT studies did you have SLT-related LMIC/ humanitarian experience: First year Final year Other (specify below) For other, please specify here:23. Please list the country/countries with which you have collaborated:24. Was your SLT student LMIC / humanitarian experience: In the country concerned Remote working Both remote and in-country working 25. As an SLT student what preparation did you undertake for your LMIC/Humanitarian experience work in LMIC/Humanitarian Sector:(Please tick all that apply if applicable.) I contacted CTI I used resources on CTI web site I attended CTI events Personal reading (e.g. country info, clinical condition information, research papers, cultural responsiveness materials) I read materials supplied by employing or recruiting organisation Attended courses/training: (online/ face-to-face) I contacted RCSLT University staff supported me I used resources from the RCSLT website I used the website of a non-UK SLT Association I received peer mentoring I attended specialist clinical training or experience None Other (specify below) For other, please specify here:26. If you attended courses/training: (online/ face-to-face) – please specify topics:27. Who recruited you to do this work?(Please tick all that apply if applicable.) Not applicable VSO MAITS Local or national Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) eg charity International Non-Governmental Organisation (INGO) e.g. WHO, UNICEF, UNHCR, WFP Disabled People’s Organisation (DPO) A refugee organisation Government/Ministry of Health/Education in the country Individual school/charity/hospital in the country Higher Education Institute (HEI) in the country It was part of my student role e.g. placement, university collaboration, research project I found this work independently Other (specify below) For other, please specify here:28. What were your main responsibilities?(Please tick all that apply if applicable.) Not applicable SLT clinical work (including work with families/ carers) with adults SLT clinical work (including work with families/ carers) with children Training non–SLTs (e.g. education, health sector, Community Based Rehabilitation workers) Running support/information groups for families/carers Community awareness/stigma work Research eg Bachelors or Masters student research project Working in a war zone including civil/ emergency aid Emergency disaster relief setting Transit refugee camps Long-term (protracted) refugee camps Other (specify below) For other, please specify here:29. Whilst undertaking any student LMIC/humanitarian work, did you receive any mentoring, supervision or coaching support from the following?(Please tick all that apply if applicable.) University staff SLTs or other professionals from the country I worked in SLTs or other professionals from a High Income country ( eg UK, Australia, USA) CTI members Other (specify below) I didn’t receive any support of this type For other, please specify here:30. How long did this SLT student experience last? Less than one week 1-2 weeks 3-4 weeks 1-2 months 3 months 31. How long did this SLT student experience last?32. On a sliding scale, who benefited most from your SLT student LMIC /humanitarian experience? You / your hosts33. Do you intend to collaborate in SLT LMIC/ humanitarian work in the future? Yes No Maybe 34. What support would be most beneficial for those preparing to work in LMIC/ humanitarian settings.Please rank these ideas (1-10 with 1 as top priority) More information on the CTI websiteMore CTI webinarsCourses/ training on working in LMIC contextsCourse/ training on emergency / humanitarian workingCountry informationCountry specific knowledge about the history of and services provided for people experiencing communication/swallowing disabilityLocal language skillsResearch evidence (clinical group/ context specific)General training on culturally responsive practiceTraining on culturally responsive practice specific to the contextEquity, Diversity and Belonging trainingTraining about decolonisation of SLT practiceHumanitarian preparednessCulturally responsive ethicsIndividual mentoring (context specific or clinical group specific)Information about practical matters such as immigration & visas, SLT registration/certification outside the UK.Any other suggestions?35. To what extent do you feel it would be appropriate for RCSLT to play a role in supporting or providing any of this preparation for SLT members?36. If you have LMIC/ humanitarian expertise, would you be prepared to to support other SLTs to develop their skills eg by providing: mentoring, clinical expertise humanitarian, country-specific expertise, presenting a CTI webinar about your work, Providing academic support for research in (specific) LMICs, Supporting NQPs who have trained in the UK, and are from LMIC to sign off RCSLT NQP goals? Yes No 37. Would you be happy for the survey authors to contact you for more information about your responses to this survey? Yes No If you have any further information or thoughts about LMIC/ humanitarian working you would like to share, please add them below:Thank you for your participation
